Sorting the Liars from the Truth Tellers: The Benefits of Asking Unanticipated Questions on Lie Detection

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-114

  Lancaster, Gary L J ^a   Vrij, Aldert ^a   Hope, Lorraine ^a   Waller, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84872394935     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.2879     Document Type: Article

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